hypothesised
Suggested without proof
Hypothesised is the British spelling of hypothesized, the past tense of hypothesize—to propose an explanation or theory as a starting point for investigation.
Scientists hypothesise before testing: Darwin hypothesised that species evolved through natural selection.
The word implies tentative reasoning awaiting confirmation.
Inferred without certainty
- surmisedConcluded without proof
- guessedEstimated without certainty
- assumedTaken as true
- presumedBelieved without certainty
imagined · supposed · inferred · reasoned · deduced · extrapolated · pondered · considered
Proposed an explanation speculatively
- postulatedAssumed for argument's sake
- conjecturedInferred without certainty
- proposedOffered for acceptance
- speculatedGuessed based on incomplete information
research · empirical · methodology · experimentation · study · analysis · findings · evidence
Offered for consideration
- positedProposed as basis
- advancedFar along in development
- presentedFormally gave or showed
- submittedFormally gave for consideration
proffered · introduced · formulated · outlined · put forward · ventured · offered · argued
Explanatory set of principles
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
proposition · postulate · abstraction · framework · model · construct · paradigm · conceptual
conjectured
Inferred without certainty
presumed · imagined · supposed · inferred · reasoned · deduced · extrapolated · pondered · considered · contemplated
theorised
Proposed an explanation speculatively
- postulatedAssumed for argument's sake
- conjecturedInferred without certainty
- proposedOffered for acceptance
speculated · research · empirical · methodology · experimentation · study · analysis · findings · evidence · data
suggested
Offered for consideration
submitted · proffered · introduced · formulated · outlined · put forward · ventured · offered · argued · maintained
theory
Explanatory set of principles
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
premise · proposition · postulate · abstraction · framework · model · construct · paradigm · conceptual · abstract
hypothesisedproven
Established as fact
demonstrated · confirmed · verified · established · substantiated
hypothesisedproved
Established as true
demonstrated · confirmed · known · showed · established
- working hypothesisTestable assumption guiding inquiry
- continuum hypothesisClaim about cardinal sizes
- Red Queen hypothesisPerpetual adaptation to survive
- null hypothesisAssumed no relationship exists
- Sapir-Whorf hypothesisLanguage influences worldview theory
- hypothesis testingStatistical method for evaluating claims